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Twenty killed in Sierra Leone attack, nearly 2,000 prisoners escape

Sierra Leone: Calm restored after gunmen attack military barracks, claims president

  • 2023-11-27 14:15:28

President Julius Maada Bio said late Sunday that calm had been restored after what he described as an attempt to undermine peace and stabili...

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Stampede kills 37 during army recruitment drive in Congo's Brazzaville

  • 2023-11-21 17:23:37

A tragedy unfolded at the Ornano stadium on the night of Monday to Tuesday leading to deaths and injuries. The provisional toll established ...

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African Union and Caribbean nations unite to demand reparations from European countries for slavery

  • 2023-11-18 14:56:38

Speaking at the opening of the summit, Ghanas Presidents Nana Akufo-Addo emphasised the staggering consequences of slavery. He said, Th...

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Sudan fighting destroys strategic Khartoum bridge

  • 2023-11-11 21:35:39

In August, airstrikes and artillery fire launched by army forces loyal to Burhan hit the Shambat Bridge.

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Sudan shelling claims 15 lives in Khartoum as RSF makes advances in Darfur

  • 2023-11-04 23:15:41

The RSF has been steadily advancing on army bases in Darfur and recently announced that it has liberated an army base in El Geneina, the cap...

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Niger military says late night escape bid of President Bazoum thwarted

  • 2023-10-20 20:17:06

Bazoum, in August reportedly said that he had been kept in isolated without electricity and is forced to eat dry rice and pasta. 

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Sudan's six-month war still spreading as death toll rises to over 9,000

  • 2023-10-08 02:17:47

Since the war broke out between the army and paramilitaries on April 15, these groups have helped people caught up in the conflict.

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Nigeria: Blast at illegal oil refinery kills at least 37, including two pregnant women

  • 2023-10-03 23:48:46

The fire took place after an illegal oil refinery ignited a nearby oil reservoir, leaving victims severely burnt.

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At least nine killed in Zimbabwe gold mine collapse

  • 2023-09-30 23:10:59

The Southern African countrys Minister of Mines, Soda Zhemu, who had come to oversee the rescue efforts, confirmed that 21 miners had escape...

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Election will be held in Burkina Faso only when...: Junta leader

  • 2023-09-30 06:49:28

Earlier on Friday, hundreds of supporters of the military junta marked the first anniversary of the coup on Friday.

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Gabon: Ousted president’s wife charged with ‘money laundering’ after corruption action on son

  • 2023-09-30 02:06:42

Sylvia Bongo has been under house arrest in the capital Libreville since the August 30 coup.

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Watch: Kenyan pastor locks himself up with 3 lions, MP offers paid trip as gift

  • 2023-09-28 17:06:53

Earlier, a video of the pastor casually playing with three lions in a den went crazy viral on social media. 

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VIDEO: At least 35 dead in Benin after massive fire erupts at illegal fuel depot

  • 2023-09-24 13:35:23

Oil smuggling is rampant in border areas of Benin, where illegal refineries, fuel dumps and pipelines have sprung up without any restriction...

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Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan resume talks over controversial Nile dam

  • 2023-09-23 22:04:41

The completion of the fourth and final filling of the Grand Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia was announced this month

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Somalia bombing: Death toll rises to 21 after truck with explosives hit security checkpoint

  • 2023-09-23 21:14:22

The attack took place in the town of Beledweyne, which is in central Somalia’s Hiran region and has recently witnessed battles between the m...

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IMF approves $300 million loan for war-torn Burkina Faso

  • 2023-09-22 04:20:24

The IMF executive board has granted a four-year loan agreement worth around $302 million, under its Extended Credit Facility (ECF)...

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Rwanda's veteran president Paul Kagame to seek re-election in 2024

  • 2023-09-20 21:58:33

Paul Kagame, who became president in 2000, is eligible to continue in office for another decade after a constitutional amendment in 2015 cha...

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Explained | Military-ruled former French colonies forge NATO-style Alliance of Sahel States

  • 2023-09-17 12:27:48

Alliance of Sahel states: Three former French colonies in Africas much-exploited Sahel region have come together to form a NATO-style milita...

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Libya dam collapse: Probe launched into allocation of maintenance funds

  • 2023-09-16 16:25:53

Dernas mayor Abdulmenam al-Ghaithi has expressed concerns that the death toll in Derna alone could exceed 20,000, given the extent of t...

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